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Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers

Globe Life Field, Arlington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 9–1 on Friday, May 29, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 1 69-93
at Texas Rangers 9 80-82

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2
Texas Rangers 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 9 10 0
  • W: MacKenzie Gore (4-4)
  • L: Stephen Kolek (3-1)

Home runs

  • Texas Rangers: Joc Pederson (7), Brandon Nimmo (7), Nicky Lopez (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Texas Rangers Ezequiel Duran singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Joc Pederson scores. Jake Burger scores. 0–2
Bottom 1st Texas Rangers Alejandro Osuna reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Nick Loftin. Ezequiel Duran scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. 0–3
Bottom 1st Texas Rangers Danny Jansen strikes out swinging. 0–4
Bottom 5th Texas Rangers Brandon Nimmo homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Josh Jung scores. 0–6
Bottom 6th Texas Rangers Nicky Lopez homers (1) on a line drive to right center field. Danny Jansen scores. 0–8
Bottom 8th Texas Rangers Joc Pederson homers (7) on a line drive to right field. 0–9
Top 9th Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. 1–9

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Lane Thomas LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .206
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Maikel Garcia 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 .268
Salvador Perez C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .215
Starling Marte DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .206
Nick Loftin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206
Jac Caglianone RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .235
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 5
Pitcher
Stephen Kolek (L, 3-1) 5.0 6 6 4 1 5 1 91 3.48
Steven Cruz 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 21 9.00
Eli Morgan 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 5.65
Eric Cerantola 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16 9.00

Texas Rangers

Batter
Joc Pederson DH 4 2 1 1 1 2 .244
Josh Jung 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .305
Brandon Nimmo RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .263
Sam Haggerty LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Jake Burger 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .236
Justin Foscue 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Ezequiel Duran SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 .290
Evan Carter CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .175
Alejandro Osuna RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260
Danny Jansen C 3 1 0 0 1 2 .171
Nicky Lopez 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .067
Totals 35 9 10 7 2 10
Pitcher
MacKenzie Gore (W, 4-4) 6.1 4 0 0 1 3 0 99 3.96
Tyler Alexander 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.19
Jalen Beeks 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.57
Gavin Collyer 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 26 2.81

Game info

Weather
74 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
7:09 PM
Time of game
2:33
Attendance
39,704
Umpires
Home Plate: Bruce Dreckman, First Base: Carlos Torres, Second Base: Nate Tomlinson, Third Base: Mark Wegner

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 9 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 7 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 6 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final (10) Game page
Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 2 Final Game page

Other MLB games on May 29

Matchup Status Details
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San Diego Padres 7 at Washington Nationals 5 Final Game page
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Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Baltimore Orioles 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 5 at Tampa Bay Rays 8 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 7 at New York Mets 9 Final (10) Game page
Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 Final (10) Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Houston Astros 4 Final (10) Game page
San Francisco Giants 6 at Colorado Rockies 8 Final Game page
New York Yankees 8 at Athletics 2 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 6 at Seattle Mariners 7 Final (10) Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Final Game page

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